New signing ... Marcos Rojo hasn’t yet received a work permit to play with Manchester United. Picture: AFP Source: AFP

NEW signing Marcos Rojo will not make his Manchester United debut against Sunderland on Sunday as he has yet to receive a work permit, adding to a growing list of absentees for manager Louis van Gaal.

The Argentina defender was presented on Friday as United’s third big acquisition of the summer, after Ander Herrera and Luke Shaw joined for 20 million euros ($28 million) from Sporting Lisbon on a five-year deal on Wednesday.

But Van Gaal will have to wait before giving Rojo his first start.

He says he is also without four injured midfielders for Sunday’s Premier League game — Herrera, Marouane Fellaini, Michael Carrick and Jesse Lingard.

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